AEW - All Elite Wrestling (Spoilers for Latest Show)

Agent Coulson · 19-05-2022 1:14pm

This made me smile

https://twitter.com/DanhausenAD/status/1527103113823502338?s=20&t=XasKceBuhW9_9uK14-kwnA

CastorTroy · 19-05-2022 2:20pm

Is Johnny Elite the guy with most name changes while keeping his character pretty much the same?

J. Marston · 19-05-2022 2:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119085274#Comment_119085274

It's a clever gimmick. Free to change it wherever he goes while WWE keep the most boring, bland name he has.

Vince must look at Wardlow every week and curse why he doesn't have him.

I don't know if there is a trick to applying fake tan but MJF needs lessons if there is. His hands look ridiculous.

It's more or less too late now but find some other way to build the women's title match without a mic. It's helping neither of them.

RollieFingers · 19-05-2022 2:55pm

I'd say so, he must be giving Brutus Beefcake a run for his money at this stage!

CastorTroy · 19-05-2022 3:29pm

Wardlow somehow managing to not even flinch when the whipping seemed pretty realistic.

Agent Coulson · 19-05-2022 4:32pm

He is going to have one hell of a year in AEW putting on some great matches before heading back to Japan.

https://twitter.com/KennyOmegamanX/status/1527164277584547841?s=20&t=utNFSdCet1mgV2ZgUL7GrA

riffmongous · 19-05-2022 4:44pm

Has anyone got a video of the Wardlow lashing? I want to see if I can dub some of the ' Yapapi brother' promo over it

ThePott · 19-05-2022 6:25pm

Found the Jokers underwhelming enough. I like both of them but maybe it just fell short of the hype. It doesn't happen often with AEW tbf so I'll give them that. I think the big pop was definitely because they thought it was Gargano at first. Morrison is someone who I'm just not sure where he fits in, he's a good wrestler but just seems destined for the mid-card in AEW and at this stage it seems like they have too many people there. Maki is great and the crowd really warmed to her, not sure we'll get much more of her for a while but she was great, I loved that turnbuckle spot.

The Takeshita and Hangman Page match was especially excellent but I agree that Dynamite definitely feels like it runs out of steam by the end. I don't know what the hell that BCC/JAS segment was. Made Regal look pretty lame and uncool IMO but whatever. I don't know if I'm really interested in Young Bucks/Hardys in 2022 tbh.

titan18 · 19-05-2022 6:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119085999#Comment_119085999

I actually think he might be one of the best wrestlers in AEW now and I've only seen a few matches of his.

He looks incredible, wrestles a great style (those suplexes were fantastic), and is athletic as hell.

I want to see him just face off against all the best AEW have.

CastorTroy · 19-05-2022 7:06pm

So is Itoh in AEW now or is she going to only appear randomly like Riho and Yuka. Probably put her with Emi Sakura on the youtube shows.

titan18 · 19-05-2022 7:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119086607#Comment_119086607

Just a trip to the US for some matches. She has a title in TJPW. Yuka is shared and Riho is a full AEW signing, who's just had been injured, had covid complications and then got stuck with pandemic travel rules.

LineOfBeauty · 19-05-2022 7:54pm

Quick reminder in case you needed it that Konosuke Takeshita is better than your favourite wrestler. Even how he takes the bump on the G2S was a million times better than anyone has taken it on American TV.

hynesie08 · 19-05-2022 8:10pm

Give takeshita a manager, and have him beat Joe for the roh TV title and make him the focus of all the secondary shows, he's the next keiji muto to the Americans, that plancha where he was upside down was ridiculous.

hynesie08 · 19-05-2022 8:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119086792#Comment_119086792

Even HOOK?

RollieFingers · 19-05-2022 8:21pm

I'm sure they have but AEW should try and get Jun Akiyama over to even do a tag with Takeshita, would be class. You'd have to do Akiyama/Eddie too if you got the chance of course.

19-05-2022 8:41pm

I've been busy all day so only finishing Dynamite now.

Please don't say John Morrison was signed? Hopefully just a one off appearance. Both jokers were a let down but as I said yesterday tbf Khan wasn't building up the hype for them so I should have known.

Hangman Vs Takeshita was brilliant. Takeshita is class.

The JAS BCC segment was painful. Went on way too long.

The womens world title build just goes from bad to worse.

They tried to cram way too much into this episode. Felt like nothing was allowed to breath.

I still think the build up to most of the DON matches has been awful.

CastorTroy · 19-05-2022 9:24pm

Rosa's turn for a promo next week. Just let her have a match and Serena come out and attack her during or after. Fighting is what they're better at.

Agent Coulson · 19-05-2022 9:24pm

This made me smile even more

https://twitter.com/maki_itoh/status/1527145307133321216?s=20&t=exRtjZP9roOi4FV6cXIcZg

titan18 · 20-05-2022 7:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119086862#Comment_119086862

They should put the TNT title on him and put it back to being the workhorse title so he can have 6/7 great matches with it.

21-05-2022 9:00am

I've complained a bit about the build up to Double or nothing but now that more matches are being announced, I have to say the card is looking very underwhelming and probably the worst AEW PPV card in some time. Anyone else feel the same? Might be the first AEW PPV I haven't bought since 2020 and I'll keep my money for forbidden door instead.

Agent Coulson · 21-05-2022 11:51am

Big Damo

21-05-2022 2:40pm

After watching Rampage, the TNT title stuff just gets worse. It'll only be worth it if Miro comes back and batters everyone involved.

CastorTroy · 21-05-2022 3:05pm

Don't they know they need to put their hand on the head of the sledgehammer before hitting anything? So another new TNT title incoming though they did have the interim title as well.

Trying to remember, was there any hint of Anna getting involved with Jade before now? Or is she just friends with Ruby?

Big Damo appearance.

Cherry_Cola · 21-05-2022 5:59pm

I get why they're doing Bucks/Hardys again for a bigger audience but since he owns ROH I would love it if Tony just played their match from Supercard of Honor 2017 when both Hardys could actually move fluidly. Zero interest in seeing them go at it in 2022.

ThePott · 21-05-2022 10:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119092822#Comment_119092822

The build has definitely been the worst of any of their PPVs. It definitely does reek of them trying to get more people on the card with some of the matches too. I've found some of their PPVs are too long anyway so not exactly a fan. I'm sure as always even the poor ones on paper will overdeliver but it definitely is the most underwhelming so far in my eyes but I'm sure it will deliver.

21-05-2022 11:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119095568#Comment_119095568

More matches to come as well. I presume Joe Vs Lethal, the mixed tag with Paige Vanzant and/or a TNT title match.

Really hope Toni Storm beats Baker on Wednesday but I can't see Britt being left off the PPV. Think it would have made more sense for them to be on opposite sides of the draw and have Toni Vs Britt as the final or Toni Vs Hayter instead of having that as a first round match.

Shiminay · 22-05-2022 8:22pm

https://twitter.com/MelColemanArt/status/1527682864363491329

Seems like an easy money cross-promotional bit :D

ThePott · 22-05-2022 8:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119095666#Comment_119095666

Yeah I'm not sure if I'm a fan of the brackets in the women's but we'll have to see. The Joe/Lethal story is something I could do with less of, same with the TNT. Even the Men's tournament, if we get KOR vs. Adam Cole, we had that not long ago in NXT. Joe v Cole would be good but presumably it's gonna have loads of interference. I can't remember if they get a title shot for winning the Owen although the rumour then is that there'll be new titles for the winners of the Owen. If it was for a title shot, I could see Punk winning the title and Joe winning the Owen setting up a championship match between them at All Out.

Haven't heard anything about the Casino Battle Royale either, so guessing that won't be at DON this year.

Agent Coulson · 23-05-2022 10:28pm

So will Okada appear at the end of Double or Nothing to start the build up to Forbidden Door

Agent Coulson · 24-05-2022 9:03pm

Johnny Wrestling turning up on Sammy's vlog today.

Teasing a mixed tag team match.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RyNm6Ty6z0&ab_channel=sammyguevara

Cherry_Cola · 24-05-2022 9:45pm

Will Hobbs' response to Swerve announcing porn star Lisa Ann as a guest on his podcast 😂

ThePott · 24-05-2022 9:57pm

I think Gargano showing up on Sammy's vlog makes it even less likely he shows up anytime soon, otherwise it's a pretty dumb move.

Agent Coulson · 25-05-2022 6:43pm

Tony saying that the Warner Bros. Discovery top executives will be at the The Forum show in Los Angeles next week that should be a good spot for them to see AEW live and get an idea of what live wrestling is all about.

25-05-2022 8:11pm

https://twitter.com/WrestlePurists/status/1529537640495726592?t=5rOiTlqyQ4hL9vmzZ8M9sQ&s=19

Scarlett is the only good thing about the chap's act tbf

J. Marston · 25-05-2022 8:17pm

Yeah, he's a 6/10 across the board.

Looks much better with hair though, more sinister. Don't know why he didn't go with that look in WWE.

~Rebel~ · 25-05-2022 9:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119114087#Comment_119114087

If lads with schtick like to that have to exist, with their bland "I'm here to destroy..." etc etc etc, i'd like to see one at least come out with a better motivation behind it. Like, if someone like that came in and said "I don't care about belts, I want to beat every single person on this roster", and worked their way through the whole lot from the bottom up, it could be kinda cool. Someone like Miro doing that for instance, running that story over a year or so, taking him to a title fight as a by product of working his way up to whoever is at the top of the tree.

~Rebel~ · 25-05-2022 9:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119113670#Comment_119113670

Great! I just bought tickets to that show, so hopefully this incentivises them to make it a good'un!

My first live wrestling event since I was about 9 years old with my Dad at a WWF knock-off show in Neptune stadium in Cork!

Agent Coulson · 25-05-2022 9:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119114457#Comment_119114457

Don't rush out at the end of the show keep an eye out for this..

But I can’t tell you what it means that a lot of the top executives from Warner Bros. Discovery are not only coming to the show, but they’re throwing a great event for us afterwards in The Forum.

~Rebel~ · 25-05-2022 9:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119114475#Comment_119114475

Interesting!

Agent Coulson · 25-05-2022 9:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119114514#Comment_119114514

A bit of networking for you maybe.

Cherry_Cola · 25-05-2022 10:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119114457#Comment_119114457

Haha we were both at that show then. My friends and I still laugh at it and the weird commentary over the mic. Have a blast at AEW, of course as soon as they hit the West Coast I'm returning to my beloved Cork for a few weeks to see everyone for the first time in two years! Can't wait!

Officer999 · 26-05-2022 2:28pm

That poor security guy took some awful bump from Wardlow against the cage! That was a great match and post match segment. Great visual of him at the top of the cage

Agent Coulson · 26-05-2022 4:31pm

Double or Nothing could clash with Game 7 between the Miami Heat & The Boston Celtic's in conference play off finals if the Heat win tomorrow night that will for sure effect the buy rate if it happens.

Pentecost · 26-05-2022 5:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119117375#Comment_119117375

Wardberg is great.

26-05-2022 5:20pm

I bet vince dismantled nxt because hunter did not sign wardlow when he had the chance to instead hunter signed small guy wrestlers and when vince saw wardlow on aew tv he had enough of that nxt

jo187 · 26-05-2022 6:03pm

It was funny after he was low blowed, wardlow was more busy fixing his hair then selling the effects.

Pentecost · 26-05-2022 6:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119118202#Comment_119118202

Vince would love him and MJF.

titan18 · 26-05-2022 6:50pm

The commentary on FTR Vs Roppongi Vice was horrific. Actually took me out of the match. The RoH guy they had on was bad.

Agent Coulson · 26-05-2022 8:03pm

The Great O Khan in a Las Vegas restaurant after Dynamite if you don't finish the meal you get a whipping :)

https://twitter.com/Great_O_Khan/status/1529715201976635392?s=20&t=R9tA0jFi61UDq7eKt5Ve6A

Agent Coulson · 26-05-2022 8:13pm

On the Double or Nothing media call Tony was asked if he considered doing a Women's Tag Team Titles I guess that's a hot topic right now.

Tony say he wants to introduce any new titles when they make sense.

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AEW - All Elite Wrestling (Spoilers for Latest Show)